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Auto Monitor
1 - 15 September 2011
CORPORATE
Talbros sets up two new plants, ramps up capacity Shambhavi Anand New Delhi
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albros Group, a leading steering and suspension components supplier, has set up two new plants one each in Pune and Orgadam near Chennai. The group has also ramped up its production capacity percent in order to be able to meet the demands of its OEM and aftermarket business. The new plants, which have commenced production recently, are producing steering and suspension parts. The component manufacturer had set up another plant in Sitarganj (near Rudrapur) last fi nancial year. This plant produces gaskets for three major OEMs in Pantnagar, namely Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and Mahindra and Mahindra.
“Apart from setting up new plants, we have ramped up the capacity of our existing plants by up to 30 percent,” Chief General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Munish Malhotra said. The group has manufacturing units spread across the nation. Out of the 13 manufacturing units that the group owns, some of them are located in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Chennai, Pune and Uttarakhand to name a few. It has a research and development centre equipped with testing facilities. Talbros started its manufacturing journey in the year 1956 by manufacturing automotive components like gaskets. The company is well known for the automotive components like steering and suspension components, gaskets, stampings, rubber products and forgings.
The group has several joint ventures and collaborations with global players like Federal Mogul from USA, Nippon Leak less Corporation from Japan, Affi nia Group from the USA and more recently formed venture with Presswerk Krefeld (PWK), Germany. It exports to countries like the USA, the UK, Argentina, Ita ly, Thailand, and Japan among others. “We are open to new export destinations in case an interesting opportunity comes our way,” Malhotra said. In the last financial year the group touched a turnover of `1,550 crore. It expects to perform better this year. It supplies to OEMs like Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Auto, Cummins Group, VE Commercial, Escorts Group, Force Motors, General Motors, Hero Honda, Honda,
Corporate Office of Talbros
Hyundai, John Deere, Mahindra and Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Suzuki, TAFE, Tata Motors, Tata Cummins, Simpsons and international corporate like Affinia, Carraro, Dana, General Motors, Kubota, JCB India, Nissan. It is a single source supplier to Mahindra Navistar and Fiat
India. The component manufacturer also supplies to tractor manufacturers like Sonalika and New Holland Fiat. Daimler is the latest addition to Talbros’ client list in India. Talbros Group portfolio also includes MercedesBenz dealership, T and T Motors, for passenger cars.
Vocollect to offer warehousing solutions Shambhavi Anand New Delhi
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he US-based voice directed workflow solutions provider, Vocollect announced its entry in the Indian market with voice-centric warehouse solutions. The company which has automotive companies like Ford, Toyota, General Motors and BMW among others as its clients is targeting both vehicle manufacturers as well as suppliers in the country. “India’s domestic logistical demand is vast, and more so in the automotive sector. The country is witnessing demand for world class supply chain management practices. We can help the business in the country build modern warehouses using voicecentric solutions,” Vice President and Managing Director, Vocollect Asia pacific, Vance Lau said. The company expects to earn around a million US dollars in the fi rst year of its operation in India from the automotive sector. The voice-centric warehouse solutions of Vocollect are being used by quality experts like Toyota. The solution has helped companies increase efficiency up to 25 percent. Vocollect has partnered with Bartech Data System to handle the sales, distribution and after sales services. The local partner has a better understanding of the requirements of the customers and hence can be of immense value, Lau said. The voice enabled solutions will increase the convenience of the warehouse workers, better than other warehousing solutions like RF Scanning Systems. It also supports a headset which can be an advantage in noisy factory environment. In India, the solutions will be available in three languages—English, Hindi and Tamil. The company enables to distribute more than $3.5 bn worth of goods on a daily basis through the voice-centric solution. The portfolio of the solution integrates with existing WMS or ERP including SAP which will help companies leverage existing technology. It has nearly 1,700 customers globally in 60 countries. Automotive sector contributes 20 percent to the revenue of the company.